The Dynamics of Political Turmoil in Iraq: US Intervention from the Gulf War to the Fall of Saddam Hussein
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https://doi.org/10.58812/wsshs.v3i11.2358Keywords:
Iraq, United States, Gulf War, Saddam Hussein, Geopolitics, InterventionAbstract
This paper analyzes the political dynamics of Iraq from the 1991 Gulf War to the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003 in the context of US intervention. The article uses a qualitative approach with a geopolitical and historical analysis of US foreign policy in the Middle East. The study shows that US military intervention, framed within the discourse of democratization, was actually aimed at maintaining political and economic hegemony over oil resources in the Persian Gulf region. The embargo policy, ongoing war, and military invasion led to the destruction of Iraq's socio-political structure and gave rise to prolonged instability. This study emphasizes that political transformation imposed from outside without understanding local social and historical complexities only results in national disintegration.
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